Micro$oft Was Demanding Payback Of $125,000.00? That’s It??

In the Guardian tomorrow morning:

Microsoft U-turn over redundancy pay gaffe

“…In a statement, Microsoft said that it had mishandled the affair and would no longer be chasing repayment.…”


Really?? Do tell!

Yet Another Reason Micro$oft Ain’t “It”

On ZDNet’s Between the Lines blog this afternoon:

Microsoft to laid-off workers: Give us back our money back

“No matter how you slice it or dice it, there’s no way Microsoft comes out smelling like a rose on this one.

“As the company was handing out pink slips to some 1,400 employees last month, the accounting department apparently was using fingers and toes to calculate severance packages. It turns out that the company overpaid these former workers and, now that the error has been discovered, Microsoft wants its money back.

“The copy of the letter floating around the Internet has the names and dollar amounts blacked out so it’s hard to say if the payback amount is $10, $100, $1,000 or more. And we also don’t know if all 1,400 laid-off workers were affected. But, just for laughs, let’s do some very simple layman’s math:…”


Here’s where it starts getting hysterical; check it out!

I Know *I’m* Surprised!!

From RoughlyDrafted Magazine yesterday:

“After dumping its $10 million contract with Jerry Seinfeld after just three ads (only two of which even aired) Microsoft has created new ad copy where regular people and a few celebrities say, “I’m a PC!” One problem with the campaign’s credibility: the ad work was created using Macs.…”